Jazz Around Town: Out of town, but not out of mind...
July 27, 2011
I'm out of town visiting my father, but the live jazz in Rochester is never too far out of my mind (at least while I'm doing this blog thing....). So, while I'm away, here are the live jazz I was able to scare up from my sources over the next seven days (and a few in the future).
Thursday, July 28, 2011
- Wine & Jazz: The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
- The John Pallocy Trio (Jazz Dawgs) @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- The Groove Dogs @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Friday, July 29, 2011
- Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans Eastway, 5:30 pm
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale, 4400 Nine Mile Point Road, Rt 250, Fairport, 6:30 pm
- Ryan T Carey @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- The Westview Project @ Pomodoro Pittsford, 7:00 pm
- Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Adrian DiMatteo @ Hogan's Hideaway, 7:00 pm
- Joe Koslowski @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Methodical Methods presents Jimmie Highsmith Jr. Band and WDKX's Tony Boler @ Strathallan Hotel, 8:00 pm
- Nancy Perry @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- Tinted Image @ Strathallan Hotel, 8:30 pm
Saturday, July 30, 2011
- Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Jasmine's Asian Fusion, 6:30 pm
- The Westview Project with Ethan Helm @ Pomodoro Grill & Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
- Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
- Gap Mangione & The New Big Band @ Penfield Amphitheater, Penfield Town Hall, 7:00 pm
- Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
- Special Blend @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
- Jazz Contingent Big Band @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
- Annie Wells Quartet @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
- The Swooners @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
- Greg Chako/Whitney Marchelle Guitar & Vocal Duo @ Henry B's East Ave., 8:30 pm
- East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm
Sunday, July 31, 2011
- Uptown Groove @ Spencerport Canal Days (Gazebo Stage), 10:30 am
- Mark Viavattine Quartet @ Spencerport Canal Days (Gazebo Stage), 12:30 pm
- Bill Welch Band with Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Perinton Park Summer Festival, 1:00 6:00 pm
- The Moho Collective @ Spencerport Canal Days (Union Stage), 3:00 pm
- Troup Street Jazz Jam Session with Nikola Tomic, Gabe Condon & Matt and Jeff Krol @ Beale Street Cafe, 6:00 pm
Monday, August 1, 2011
- Sean Jefferson Duo @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
- Chris Potter @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Thomas Gravino @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
- Eastman Trombone Institute Jazz Night @ ESM Main Building Room 120, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
- Soul Express @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
- Greece Choral Society with Greece Jazz Band @ Ontario Beach Park, 7:00 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar, 7:30 pm
- Bill Tiberio Band @ Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, 7:30 pm
- Cool Club @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future
- Nick Finzer Septet @ Tala Vera Cantina, Friday, August 12, 8:00 pm
- Joey DeFrancesco with Nancy Kelly with Carmen Intorre and Bobby Militello @ Fulton Jazz Festival, Fulton, NY, Saturday, August 13, 7:00 pm
- Joey DeFrancesco with Bob Sneider and Carmen Intorre @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., Rochester, Sunday, August 14, 7:00 pm & 9:00 pm
- Rick Braun @ Glenora Wine Cellars, Sunday, August 21, 2:00 pm
- 5th Annual Evening of Wine and Jazz gala fundraiser to benefit Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM @ Waterside Room, Pier 45 in the Port of Rochester, Thursday, September 15 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m (Tickets on sale August 8th)
- Exodus to Jazz presents the Kenny Garrett Quartet @ Hochstein School of Music, Saturday, September 24, 2011, 8:00 pm.
We've compiled these listings from information obtained from the performing artists themselves and other sources. The aim is to give you a one stop place to find all your jazz in Rochester.The aim is to give you a one stop place to find all your jazz in Rochester. Only start times are listed, visit or call the venue for more details (the sites for many are in the right panel). Please forgive any discrepancies with reality and feel free to let me know what the problem is, and I'll get the corrections up on the site as soon as possible (click on the "Contact Us" button above). If you go out to hear a performance listed here, feel free to drop a comment to this post to let us know how it went. I want to hear from you!